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Weirdly, tariffs are expected to grow the PC market
Image: Mark Hachman / IDG Researcher IDC has unexpectedly concluded that the current administration’s see-sawing tariff plan is going to actually help the PC market grow in 2025. IDC said Wednesday that it now expects that the PC market will grow 4.1 percent over 2024, reaching 274 million units shipped this year. However, the PC
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Here’s what the new ‘Copilot Mode’ within Edge looks like
Image: Mark Hachman / Foundry Microsoft has begun adding Copilot to the “new tab” page of Microsoft Edge, as expected — possibly making you yearn for the current crazy-quilt layout instead. Generally, browser makers allow you to either open a predetermined home page when you open a new tab, or else populate it with a
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Touchscreen, free shipping, and just $80—get this laptop now
Image: StackCommerce TL;DR: Score a compact, travel-ready touchscreen Chromebook for just $79.99 (reg. $284.99) — perfect as a backup, second device, or portable sidekick. You probably don’t want to bring your $1,000 laptop on a plane just to stream Netflix or answer emails at 38,000 feet. That’s where the Lenovo 300E 11.6″ Touchscreen Chromebook comes in—compact, lightweight, and
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My favorite Shokz open-ear headphones are $60 off—a rare, huge
Image: Michael Crider/Foundry I freakin’ love bone conduction headphones, which keep my ears open so I stay alert to traffic while I’m walking, or bears while I’m kayaking, or far more frequently, fellow shoppers when I’m stomping around the grocery store. Today Shokz’ newest, most advanced design, the OpenRun Pro 2, is $60 off at
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I love these 5 wild and weird PC cases from
Skip to content Image: GearSeekers / Phanteks Computex 2025 is drawing to a close today, putting a period on a fairly sleepy convention—at least, compared to previous years. But while the big hardware announcements may have left PC building enthusiasts craving more, fun components still could be found around the show. Like PC cases. I
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Hisense taps new Google Home APIs to expand smart home
Image: Hisense Google issued 100 announcements during its Google I/O developers conference this week, none of which involved the smart home. That apparent lack of enthusiasm for a topic close to our heart didn’t dissuade TV and smart-appliance manufacturer Hisense from announcing plans to integrate new Google Home APIs into its own ConnectLife app, so
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How publishers like Texas Monthly and Axios turn engagement data
Publishers have long chased growth through social platforms and short-term traffic spikes. These tactics often prioritize volume over value, inflating reach without building meaningful relationships or translating into lasting engagement or revenue. Without meaningful data or audience insights, personalization efforts fall flat, revenue is unpredictable, subscription offers miss their mark and ad performance suffers. Instead
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Amid 2025’s signal crisis, identity graphs are boosting efficiency
Marketers today are operating in the aftermath of a fundamental shift. The signals that once powered precise targeting are disappearing. Regulatory crackdowns, shifts in consumer behavior and changes among major ad platforms have all converged to create a fragmented, foggy view of the customer journey. Even Google’s announcement that it will not introduce a separate
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Activision is abandoning Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile
Activision announced on the official X account of its Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile title that it would sunset updates and delist it from the Google Play store and the App Store. Activision is giving players a last chance to download the departing game, which will be removed by the end of today. According to